Comments on: Sis’s Secrets To Great Tomatoes http://reclaimsimplicity.com/2009/05/siss-secrets-to-great-tomatoes/ ...be your own bailout Sun, 30 Oct 2011 02:14:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Reclaim Simplicity » Blog Archive » Canning Tomatoes ~ The LAZY Way http://reclaimsimplicity.com/2009/05/siss-secrets-to-great-tomatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-1294 Reclaim Simplicity » Blog Archive » Canning Tomatoes ~ The LAZY Way Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:10:55 +0000 http://reclaimsimplicity.com/?p=967#comment-1294 [...] your tomatoes aren’t covered by their own juice, top off with a little water. (Remember to leave that head [...] [...] your tomatoes aren’t covered by their own juice, top off with a little water. (Remember to leave that head [...]

]]> By: sandhillsis http://reclaimsimplicity.com/2009/05/siss-secrets-to-great-tomatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-572 sandhillsis Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:54:03 +0000 http://reclaimsimplicity.com/?p=967#comment-572 Hey Aaron, great info. Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing it with us. (Aaron likes to talk garden too. Check out his blog by clicking on his name.) I've done both, but I now just do the epsom salt. If you're concerned, you could wait until your next scheduled feeding... Regardless, come back and let us know how it worked for you. Many Blessings. Sis Hey Aaron, great info. Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing it with us. (Aaron likes to talk garden too. Check out his blog by clicking on his name.)

I’ve done both, but I now just do the epsom salt. If you’re concerned, you could wait until your next scheduled feeding…

Regardless, come back and let us know how it worked for you.

Many Blessings.
Sis

]]> By: Aaron http://reclaimsimplicity.com/2009/05/siss-secrets-to-great-tomatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-570 Aaron Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:28:57 +0000 http://reclaimsimplicity.com/?p=967#comment-570 If fertilizing, be sure not to use a fertilizer (such as "all purpose" or "house plant") high in nitrogen--the first of the 3 numbers listed on the fertilizer/plant food package. Nitrogen encourages leafing (as will using a lot of grass clippings as mulch), higher leafing usually leads to less fruits. You should aim for a higher 2nd and 3rd number, and low first number....for veggies. For lettuce or broccoli, higher nitrogen is fine. Never tried to epsom salt. I wonder if I could use it, since I just fertilized my maters my second weekly feeding? Do you think the salt would hurt them being teamed up w/ fertilizer? If fertilizing, be sure not to use a fertilizer (such as “all purpose” or “house plant”) high in nitrogen–the first of the 3 numbers listed on the fertilizer/plant food package. Nitrogen encourages leafing (as will using a lot of grass clippings as mulch), higher leafing usually leads to less fruits. You should aim for a higher 2nd and 3rd number, and low first number….for veggies. For lettuce or broccoli, higher nitrogen is fine.

Never tried to epsom salt. I wonder if I could use it, since I just fertilized my maters my second weekly feeding? Do you think the salt would hurt them being teamed up w/ fertilizer?

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